Fuel Pier Replacement

Summary

This new fueling pier — the first double deck fueling pier — at Naval Base Point Loma for the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) in San Diego replaces the existing aging and seismically deficient fueling pier. The fuel pier will be a valuable asset to the U.S. Navy in the eastern Pacific. More than 42 million gallons of fuel is stored at Point Loma and more than 11 million gallons of fuel is issued and received every month. The facility's customers include the U.S. Navy, Homeland Security (Coast Guard), and other federal agencies and approved foreign ships operating on the West Coast.

The design includes one deep-water berth on the outboard side, capable of simultaneously servicing one oiler/tanker and multiple smaller vessels inboard and outboard of the pier. The pier was designed to service all ships in the fleet and be Marine Oil Terminal Engineering Maintenance Standards (MOTEMS)-compliant with phased construction, maintaining fueling capability throughout construction.

This is a double-deck pier with containment of the piping below deck, providing protection from impact damage, spillage and corrosion. The pier deck is designed for a 50-ton mobile crane and 10-ton forklifts, which can handle the loading of dry stores. Placement of the pier will minimize dredging, as the site selection is in a deeper, previously dredged location with the area already meeting the needed additional ship draft requirement.

The project dealt with environmentally sensitive conditions adjacent to the pier and relocated marine mammal training facilities during the construction of the pier.